What was found
FLIGHT 2490 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED F/O WINDSHIELD HEAT GLOWING AND SPARKING. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O WINDSHIELD AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2009
- Submitted
- December 30, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13994
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145291
- Aircraft time
- 22,925 hours, 17,283 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 163500116
- Part serial
- 10288E
- Condition
- Sparks
- Location
- Cockpit
- Part time
- 6,245 hours, 4,511 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.